Wikipedia's first sentence called it “professional tennis player from israel”. Today it says “israeli retired professional tennis player”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Israeli tennis player”. It now reads “Israeli tennis player (born 1980) Andreas "”.
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Andy Ram ( ; born April 10, 1980) is a retired Israeli professional tennis player. He is primarily a doubles player.1 He is the first Israeli tennis player to win a senior Grand Slam event. He first won the mixed doubles title at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships , together with Vera Zvonareva . He then won the mixed doubles title at the 2007 French Open with Nathalie Dechy , and the men's doubles title at the 2008 Australian Open with Jonathan Erlich . Ram attained his highest doubles ranking of World No. 5 in July 2008. He reached 36 doubles finals and won 20 of them through 2013, mostly with partner Jonathan Erlich; together, they are known in Israel as "AndiYoni". His Davis Cup doubles record, as of 2013, was 17-7.2 In May 2014, he announced his retirement, to take effect after Israel's Davis Cup tie in September. In April 2015, Andy Ram, CEO of Pulse Play, announced his new startup - wearable technology and app for amateur tennis players around the world.3
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Andy Ram ( ; born April 10, 1980) is a professional tennis player from Israel , and the first Israeli tennis player to win a seniors Grand Slam event (mixed doubles title at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships , together with Vera Zvonareva ). He plays more doubles than singles as he prefers doubles more and wins more matches. He uses a Wilson racquet and is sponsored by Fila for his attire. He attained his highest doubles ranking through July 2009, # 5, in July 2008. He reached 28 doubles finals and won 15 of them through 2008, mostly with partner Jonathan Erlich ; together, they are known in Israel as "AndiYoni".
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Israeli tennis player Andy Ram ( ; born April 10, 1980) is a retired Israeli professional tennis player. He was primarily a doubles player, and competed in three Olympics. He is the first Israeli tennis player to win a senior Grand Slam event. Ram first won the mixed doubles title at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships , together with Vera Zvonareva . He then won the mixed doubles title at the 2007 French Open with Nathalie Dechy , and the men's doubles title at the 2008 Australian Open with Jonathan Erlich . Ram attained his highest doubles ranking of World No. 5 in July 2008. He reached 36 doubles finals and won 20 of them through 2013, mostly with partner Jonathan Erlich; together, they are known in Israel as "AndiYoni". His Davis Cup doubles record, as of 2018, was 20-7. In May 2014 he announced his retirement, to take effect after Israel's Davis Cup tie in September. In April 2015, Ram, CEO of Pulse Play, announced his new startup - wearable technology and an app for amateur tennis players around the world.
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Israeli tennis player Andreas "Andy" Ram ( ; born April 10, 1980) is a retired Israeli professional tennis player. He was primarily a doubles player, and competed in three Olympics. He is the first Israeli tennis player to win a senior Grand Slam event. Ram first won the mixed doubles title at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships , together with Vera Zvonareva . He then won the mixed doubles title at the 2007 French Open with Nathalie Dechy , and the men's doubles title at the 2008 Australian Open with Jonathan Erlich . Ram attained his highest doubles ranking of World No. 5 in July 2008. He reached 36 doubles finals and won 20 of them through 2013, mostly with partner Jonathan Erlich; together, they are known in Israel as "AndiYoni". His Davis Cup doubles record, as of 2018, was 20–7. In May 2014 he announced his retirement, to take effect after Israel's Davis Cup tie in September. In April 2015, Ram, CEO of Pulse Play, announced his new startup – wearable technology and an app for amateur tennis players around the world.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Israeli tennis player Andreas " Andy " Ram ( Hebrew : אנדי רם ; born April 10, 1980) is a retired Israeli professional tennis player. He was primarily a doubles player, and competed in three Olympics. He is the first Israeli tennis player to win a senior Grand Slam event. Ram first won the mixed doubles title at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships , together with Vera Zvonareva . He then won the mixed doubles title at the 2007 French Open with Nathalie Dechy , and the men's doubles title at the 2008 Australian Open with Jonathan Erlich . Ram attained his highest doubles ranking of World No. 5 in July 2008. He reached 36 doubles finals and won 20 of them through 2013, mostly with partner Jonathan Erlich; together, they are known in Israel as "AndiYoni". His Davis Cup doubles record, as of 2018, was 20–7. In May 2014 he announced his retirement, to take effect after Israel's Davis Cup tie in September. In April 2015, Ram, CEO of Pulse Play, announced his new startup – wearable technology and an app for amateur tennis players around the world.
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professional tennis player from israel
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israeli retired professional tennis player
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